The WFEA Morning Update

WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester

The WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester

Listen Monday - Thursday from 6-10am and Friday from 6-9am

The WFEA Morning Update will focus on issues affecting Granite State residents in a fun and informative way.

Jeff Chidester is the host of The WFEA Morning Update. Jeff is a well-known, involved member of the community, with a background in journalism, law enforcement, and broadcasting. Raised in New Hampshire, Jeff has traveled the world extensively, learning and observing other cultures and their impact on America, while always returning to his home state. He served in the US Army, as a police officer in New Hampshire, a writer for the Portsmouth Herald, and as the creator and host of the radio show, Right Here, Right Now. His experience and character align with the “live & local” ideals of WFEA and many of its Granite State listeners.

Wednesday, August 16, 202308/16/2023

Jason Sorens 08-16-23

Jason Sorens of the American Institute for Economic Research says state business tax cuts have helped New Hampshire’s economy and Granite Staters.

Wednesday, August 16, 202308/16/2023

Andy McCarthy 08-16-23

Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy of National Review breaks down Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment.

Wednesday, August 16, 202308/16/2023

Gerry DuPont 08-16-23

Gerry DuPont of Red Oak Properties talks about the new Welcome to Manchester mural Red Oak helped fund downtown.

Tuesday, August 15, 202308/15/2023

State Senate President Jeb Bradley 08-15-23

State Senate President Jeb Bradley says Granite Staters can thank former Senate President Chuck Morse for preventing New Hampshire from turning into Massachusetts.

Tuesday, August 15, 202308/15/2023

Gov. Doug Burgum 08-15-23

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says environmental problems need innovation, not regulation, and as president he’d veto irresponsible spending bills.

Tuesday, August 15, 202308/15/2023

Ellen LaPointe 08-15-23

New Hampshire Hospital CEO Ellen LaPointe says the state’s new forensic hospital is desperately needed for people who are involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Francis Suarez 08-14-23

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez discusses how to improve big cities, how he differs from Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, and why communism always fails.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Tom Raffio 08-14-23

Tom Raffio, CEO of Northeast Delta Dental offers an update on Medicaid benefits for Granite Staters.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Jennifer Gillis 08-14-23

Manchester school superintendent Jennifer Gillis says the district is working hard to fill all positions prior to the start of the 2023-24 school year.

Monday, August 14, 202308/14/2023

Joe Kenney 08-14-23

Executive Councilor Joe Kenney says preserving North Country forests as carbon sinks hurts the state’s logging industry.

Recent Headlines

11 hours ago in National

4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.

2 days ago in National

Search for the Brown University shooter resumes as questions swirl about campus security

Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.

3 days ago in National

Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.

6 days ago in National

Washington state faces historic floods that have washed away homes and stranded families

Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.

7 days ago in National

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.